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FreeFlight Receives TSO Approval for ADS-B Transceiver

By gguarino | August 2, 2013
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FreeFlight Systems on Thursday announced TSO authorization from FAA for its RANGR FDL-978-XVR ADS-B transceiver family. 
 
The transceiver provides ADS-B In and ADS-B Out capability within a single box, as airspace users move closer to FAA’s 2020 ADS-B equipage mandate. Pilots using the RANGR will have access to to traffic, graphical weather and other data displayed on a compatible MFD or iPad, with FreeFlight’s WiFi module. 
 
Additionally, the system features internal Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) and GPS capability. 
 

According to a representative for FreeFlight, the company will have a list of approved aircraft by the end of the month for the transceiver.

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